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First, a big thank you to our new sponsor, Parker McDonald 460 Realty!

Parker spent the afternoon with us as 10 teams battled away on Sunday, during the finals of the gruelling 2 day event. If you are thinking of purchasing or selling your house, consider asking Parker at pmcdonald@460realty.com

The event winners were Dennis Verge, Pete Smith and Ziutka Hundley.

In second place were, James MacDonald, Lorane Martin and Jan Hansen.

Third place went to Dean Penny, Ross Nakagawa, Joe Randazzo.

In fourth place were Erik, Luci and Suzanne Ewen.

Pictures by George Opacic and Garry Campbell:

This Weekend:

The teams for the later 10:30 am draw will be: from Cowichan – Bill Ferguson; from Gordon Head – Dennis Verge; from North Vancouver – Garth Day; from Courtenay – Dean Penny.

The rest of the teams will start at the early draw of 8:30 am. Please arrive at 8:15 am to be ready for trial ends.

– A lunch will be available for bowlers as well as for the audience. It will be a selection of sandwiches and homemade soup (veggie) at the very reasonable cost of $8.00!

With the players coming from other clubs, we are setting aside the practice time for them on Friday from 4-6 pm.

Sponsored by Parker McDonald 460 Realty

When : Saturday/Sunday November 18/19

Time:  8:30am (Group A) and 10:00am (Group B)

Entries: Entries accepted until November 16

Entry Fee: $60/team payable by Skip

Convenor: Reply to Dennis Verge (dverge@gmail.com)

Lunch will be available. Price yet to be determined.

Coffee/tea/ goodies $5.00 per day.

Bar will be open after the last game of the day

Reply with team members and positions and if a late start is needed due to travel, ask for Group B..

Coring

Each fall we have to “bed down” the Outdoor Green. The first order of business is coring and sanding. Later, a mixture of grass seed and fertilizer is applied along with a certain amount of lime. Then a fungicide mixture is spread before it gets chilly.

Levelling can be done to correct any runs. As the weather gets cold, the established grass along with the new grass spreads their roots into the sanded plug holes. In the spring, the Green is aerated and treated as necessary in preparation for a new season.

Coring is essential. And hard work!

Thank you to everyone who came out: Ross, Harry, Garry, Brock, Willie, James, Graham, Barb, Dawn, Janet, Geri, Lorane, Nita, and others? (Too exhausted to remember!)

: George & Charles

So sad to say that our friend, Keith, has passed.

Keith has been on the Board, represented Qualicum admirably in tournaments, and has been an indefatigable volunteer for years.

Well done, Luci!

See the Bowls Canada report here: https://bowlscanada.com/en/first-championships-of-the-2023-season-wrap-up/

Suzanne’s report from the U25 Nationals follows:

Luci Ewen played a full round robin and qualified for the bronze medal event.  She lost that game to the defending champion (21-17).  Those that placed 1st and 2nd in her division are Team Canada Senior Squad members and had been selected to represent Canada in the World Bowls event in Australia in August.  So competition was high.  Luci did beat Jordan Kos who has been on the Team Canada Senior squad for a number of years and recently competed in the Commonwealth Games so that felt like a win in itself.

BC had 7 players competing and came home with 8 medals. It was great that they all came home with a medal.

The top four from each division (not incl the random pairs event) are placed on the Team Canada Development Squad for 1 year.  All BC representatives qualified.

BC came home with the most medals of any province – sadly for the vast majority of all players it will likely be the last time playing in this event. It’s hard to answer in a single sentence how it went (for me lol) because it is such a long event and so many factors contribute to the overall experience. And it’s not just the final result that reflects that experience in our opinion.  

The Powell River Lawn Bowling Club held their Mixed Triples event on 3 August. Two teams from Qualicum Beach were greeted by smiling drivers at the ferry terminal. The host club were outstanding in their courtesy. Players all enjoyed the event.

Mike Ward, with Helen Roberts and John Eyre came in a very close 4th. Bob Allaby from Parksville, with Joey and Bob Merrell, were 3rd. Courtenay came in 2nd with Vern Greenhill, Dean Penny and April Gilchrist.

The winner was Heather Divine from Courtenay LBC.

Mike Ward congratulates Qualicum Beach LBC president Lynn Chwartacki on winning the Interclub competition this year.

QBLBC TRIPLES LEAGUE

10 ENDS

NON GENDER

RANDOM TEAMS

TUESDAY’S 10 AM   BEGINNING 18 JULY TO 22 AUGUST

FRIDAY’S 2 PM          BEGINNING 21 JULY TO 25 AUGUST

*** PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE 2 DIFFERENT LEAGUES, YOU MAY SIGN UP FOR ONE OR BOTH LEAGUES***

12 PLAYERS NEEDED FOR THESE LEAGUES TO RUN

TUESDAY’S 10 AM TRIPLES RANDOM LEAGUE

To sign up, please see the sheet in the clubhouse.

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